| Ashes for Breakfast: Selected Poems Contributor(s): Grunbein, Durs (Author), Hofmann, Michael (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0374530130 ISBN-13: 9780374530136 Publisher: Farrar, Strauss & Giroux-3pl OUR PRICE: $19.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2006 Annotation: Born in Dresden in 1962, Durs Gru nbein is the most significant and successful poet to emerge from the former East Germany, a place where, he wrote, "the best refuge was a closed mouth." In unsettling, often funny, sometimes savage lines whose vivid images reflect his deep love for and connection with the visual arts, Grunbein is reinventing German poetry and taking on the most pressing moral concerns of his generation. Brilliantly edited and translated by the English poet Michael Hofmann, "Ashes for Breakfast "expertly introduces Germany's most highly acclaimed contemporary poet to American readers. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | European - General |
| Dewey: 831.914 |
| Physical Information: 0.89" H x 5.58" W x 8.24" (0.86 lbs) 320 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Germany |
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| Publisher Description: Born in Dresden in 1962, Durs Gr nbein is the most significant and successful poet to emerge from the former East Germany, a place where, he wrote, "the best refuge was a closed mouth." In unsettling, often funny, sometimes savage lines whose vivid images reflect his deep love for and connection with the visual arts, Grunbein is reinventing German poetry and taking on the most pressing moral concerns of his generation. Brilliantly edited and translated by the English poet Michael Hofmann, Ashes for Breakfast expertly introduces Germany's most highly acclaimed contemporary poet to American readers. |
Contributor Bio(s): Hofmann, Michael: - Michael Hofmann is a poet and frequent contributor to The New York Times Book Review, and is widely regarded as one of the world's foremost translators of works from German to English. He lives in London. Grunbein, Durs: - Durs Grünbein is the author of eight previous volumes of poetry. His work has been awarded many major German literary prizes, including the highest, the Georg-Büchner-Preis, and the 2004 Friedrich-Nietzsche-Preis. He has lived in Berlin since 1985. |